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Big Run State Park: Garrett: 300 acres 120 ha: Savage River Reservoir: Camping, fishing, flat water canoeing, hiking trails, picnicking Bill Burton Fishing Pier State Park: Dorchester, Talbot: 24 acres 9.7 ha: 1987: Choptank River: Fishing, hiking, cycling Bohemia River State Park: Cecil: 466 acres 189 ha: 2022: Great Bohemia Creek
Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park is a park in Baltimore, Maryland. It is the second-largest woodland park in the United States, [ 1 ] constituting a contiguous area of 1,216 acres (492 ha). Envisioned as a "stream valley park" to protect Baltimore's watersheds , including the Gwynns Falls , from overdevelopment and to preserve their natural habitats.
The state park includes the site of the former Bay Shore Park, which was one of the state's premiere amusement parks during the first half of the 20th century. The park features restored remnants of the old amusement park as well as facilities for swimming, picnicking, bicycling, and hiking. Black Marsh, a 667-acre (270 ha) state wildlands area ...
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The area currently known as Highlandtown was established in 1866 when the area known as "Snake Hill" was established as a village outside the Baltimore city limits. The first settlers of the community were primarily German Americans. In 1870, residents renamed the neighborhood "Highland Town" because of the views it offered over the city.
The Highland Park Reservoir, located in a heavily-used park, did test positive for giardia in 2007, possibly the result of a large number of ducks on the water. A subsequent sample of the ...
Baltimore Highlands is a census-designated place (CDP) in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States, directly south of the city of Baltimore. The population was 7,019 at the 2010 census. [ 2 ] At the 2000 census and earlier, the area was delineated as part of the Lansdowne-Baltimore Highlands CDP.
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